Rastafari

The Rastafari movement is a monotheistic, Abrahamic, new religious movement, that accepts Haile Selassie I, the former, and final, Emperor of Ethiopia, as the incarnation of Jesus Christ, called Jah or Jah Rastafari. Within the Rastafarai movement Haile Selassie was considered the physical body through which the Power of the Trinity exhibits its power here on earth. Rastas assert that Zion (i.e., Africa, especially Ethiopia) is a land that Jah promised to them. To achieve this, they reject modern western society, calling it "Babylon", which they see as entirely corrupt. "Babylon" is considered to have been in rebellion against "Earth's Rightful Ruler" (Jah) ever since the days of the Biblical King Nimrod. The lion is a symbol of Haile Selassie. Jesus Christ is described as "the lion of Judah" in the Bible, and for this reason, Haile Selassie is seen as the reincarnation of Jesus.

The wearing of Locks is very closely associated with the movement, though not universal among, or exclusive to, its adherents. Rastas maintain that Locks are supported by Leviticus 21:5 ("They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in the flesh.") and the Nazirite vow in Numbers 6:5 ("All the days of the vow of his separation there shall no razor come upon his head: until the days be fulfilled, in the which he separateth himself unto the Lord, he shall be holy, and shall let the locks of the hair of his head grow."). Followers of the Rastafari movement see Marcus Garvey as a prophet, with his philosophy fundamentally shaping the movement, and with many of the early Rastas having started out as Garveyites. He is often seen as a second John the Baptist. For Rastas, smoking cannabis, usually known as "healing of the nation", "ganja", or "herb" (from the Sanskrit word, "Ganjika", created by the Hindus of India), is a spiritual act, often accompanied by Bible study; they consider it a sacrament that cleans the body and mind, heals the soul, exalts the consciousness, facilitates peacefulness, brings pleasure, and brings them closer to Jah.

by ♫ Highway to Hell ♫ October 6, 2009

Rastin

Free from imprisonment or oppression

Jimmy was so rastin with his paycheck that he spent most of his income on others.

by hshfrrgr August 16, 2020

Rastafarian Tea

Bong Water

Josh was so high that he grabbed the bong and took a drink of that Rastafarian Tea

by Nano88 February 12, 2022

Ashley Rastegarpour

the greatest person you will ever meet... ever.

example 1: " DAYUMM homie i heard that girl you was talking to was an Ashley Rastegarpour"
example 2: " i think i met the Ashley Rastegarpour of my life yesterday"

by not ashley rastegarpour October 3, 2012

Pasta ala rasta

A way of refering to pasta of an uncertain type, or a ,catch all"

Don't forget to take your "pasta ala Rasta"

by Batdude August 21, 2016

rasterbation

The act of printing a large image on several pieces of paper to tape together into a poster.

The image was too large for his printer, so he had to resort to rasterbation.

by MisterPD May 27, 2006

rasterbating

Resizing an image larger to fit on many pages. These are then printed out and placed side by side to recreate a large poster of the original image. Usually the image is also modified to be made up of small dots, similar to old comics.

"That poster is huge, it must have cost you hundreds."
"No, Wendy taught me about rasterbating, it only ended up costing like $10."

by Chris DeHaan May 20, 2008